Pickup towing test: Top 12 trucks compared in tough ute tests to find the best!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ค. 2024
- This is the one you've been waiting for. This is the most comprehensive ute/bakkie/pickup truck towing test you'll find on TH-cam. Paul Maric puts 12 of the best selling pickup trucks against our challenging hill road and our state-of-the-art trailer dyno to see which ute you should be buying!
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EVERY ute drag raced: • BIGGEST pickup drag ra...
EVERY ute dyno tested: • Top 12 pickups tested:...
EVERY ute tested off-road: • Best pickup off-road: ...
The utes!:
- 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor www.carexpert.com.au/ford/ranger
- 2023 Toyota HiLux Rogue www.carexpert.com.au/toyota/h...
- 2023 Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 www.carexpert.com.au/ford/ranger
- 2023 RAM 1500 Laramie www.carexpert.com.au/ram/1500
- 2023 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ www.carexpert.com.au/chevrole...
- 2023 RAM 1500 TRX www.carexpert.com.au/ram/1500
- 2023 Mitsubishi Triton GSR www.carexpert.com.au/mitsubis...
- 2023 Isuzu D-Max LS-U+ www.carexpert.com.au/isuzu/d-max
- 2023 Mazda BT-50 SP www.carexpert.com.au/mazda/bt-50
- 2023 SsangYong Musso XLV www.carexpert.com.au/ssangyon...
- 2023 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon www.carexpert.com.au/jeep/gla...
- 2023 GWM Cannon Ute www.carexpert.com.au/gwm
- 2023 Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior www.carexpert.com.au/nissan/n...
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Intro: 00:00
Nissan Navara 05:36
Ford Ranger Wildtrak 10:55
GWM Ute Cannon-X 16:12
Toyota HiLux 22:43
Ram 1500 28:14
SsangYong Musson 32:09
Chevrolete Silverado 37:46
Isuzu D-Max 42:42
Jeep Gladiator 48:17
Mitsubishi Triton 53:40
Mazda BT-50 59:37
Ford Ranger Raptor 1:05:11
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Couple of people were asking RE the Raptor and why it was replaced. It developed a driveline whine just after we did the towing test with the trailer dyne. We gave Ford the option of replacing the vehicle if they could get the replacement to us by that afternoon - I'll reply to this comment with the diagnosis for what was wrong (we didn't get this until after filming).
This wasn't mentioned on the video, but the GWM was also delivered without a brake controller, we gave GWM the option of installing one in time for the next day and they turned it around in time for us to do the tow testing. And it was already mentioned in the video that the SsangYong had an engine light visible, which was due to an O2 sensor and we were told it wouldn't affect performance.
We eagerly await feedback on the Raptor diagnosis. Thank you.
Yeah I wanna know what happened to the raptor even though I could only afford a Dmax 😢
@@VSBerlina Your Dmax will serve you very well. Just make sure you get a tune to overcome the factory limitations of the "emissions passing" tune. And get HEAPS more grunt.
@@einfelder8262 you will get more grunt but you will void the warranty
@@shadowjohn2266 Some people don't care about that, some people like to live.
A technically proficient and unbiased report. Thank you team Car Expert.
Thanks!
Haha, their sponsors pay for the results , dont worry about that 🤣
@@PaulSattler-hc5utonly those that can’t afford a ram say that. What did you expect in these results? The v8 was always going to perform massively with towing and towing uphill. And from personal experience, I can tell you the ride is exceptional.
I love that your videos/narration have the name "Bakkie" now. Super proud and Salute from South Africa 🇿🇦 ..!!
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It's good to see that Toyota is still using their old surplus camera technology from 2001. Nothing like reusing old redundant technology whilst increasing the cost of their products. 👏 👏 👏
Yip, would rather a hilux with an old camera vs an unreliable ranger though
@Glen Gee going by that logic, I'd rather walk than drive as I'm more reliable.
@@glengee4462 enablers thinking like yours are exactly why Toyota can get away with still using old techs
That is what Toyota do best!
@@glengee4462 So, that means you love to get scam? I didn't expect that.
One thing this test has exposed is frankly how misleading the "3500kg" tow ratings are on many of these utes. The fact that so many of them can only just barely crack 90km/h with the trailer dyne hooked up and active, and struggle with the 2500kg trailer up a mild grade is concerning at best.
I think I mention in the video somewhere that a number of the utes would struggle if they were at payload towing max capacity. Tow ratings can be quite misleading.
Correction. They said they can tow 3500kg. They did not say they can tow 3500kg at highway speeds.
You have been killing it with the reviews lately!
Thank you!
I have been subscribed to the channel since the early 1k subscribers and I’ve watched this channel grow. I am glad to have been part of this journey. I’m also glad non of the reviews sound scripted. Keep this up👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇿🇼
Thanks legend - we appreciate it!
Damn! What an amazing review, can't imagine how much work has gone on behind the scenes to get this comparison happening, love your work 👍
A lot of people don't appreciate this side of things. Great comment.
The Ram 1500 should have the “tow/haul” mode button on the dash. Use this for the engine breaking for descents with heavy loads. Amazing feature!
Finally a proper towing test, thank you Paul and team. I really enjoyed this and the data captured is great for us who tow regularly heavy loads. I would have liked to have seen in addition to the 2.5 tonne trailer a 3.5 tonne trailer and see what vehicle can and cannot tow it safely. Maybe for next time!
@@user-vk4vd7vr5t this 2.5 MAX for the others
Best reviews.. keep up the good work and it was wonderful to see you in person few weeks back ..
Very detailed and well explained .
i'm loving this series. i wouldn't mind seeing a SUV comparison using this format and i'd love to see a big bopper Landcruiser 300/ lexus LX vs Ram 1500 showdown as well
Mateee you are knockin it outta the park with all these great test videos….🔥🔥🔥
As always a great Comprehensive review. Hats off to you and your team! Keep up the amazing work!!
Thanks mate!
I love your videos. I learn something new every time. Great job.
Brilliant comparison! Honest and comprehensive. The Hilux has held up well.
Looking forward to my Ranger Platinum 😁
Well done, not a person that tows anything but the content here is very informative.
THE VIDEO WE NEEDED!
Thank you!
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Oii i watch your videos lol
This is honestly the most comprehensive test I've ever watched I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love how you combined both scientific testing with the trailer dyno and subjective testing with the trailer pull test.
Also no other tests have ever just such a variety of vechile what's shocking is the petrols outperformed all of the desiels! People have been up in arms about the ranger raptor being petrol and it destroyed the competition even with off road tyres.
The proof in the pudding is that even the jeep Gladiator which is the least tow capable vehicle on paper (NA petrol, low torque, mud tyres) and it still out performed the 4 cycle diesels.
I think the wildtrack shows that HP is also important for towing not just low end torque.
My only question mark is your girl economy results from the trailer or the 0-100 as no one tows at full throttle. Also the petrols are getting a better time as a result of using more fuel. So a seperate fuel economy test would be better.
Nice work Paul 👌 keep up the great content team!
Amazing review, Paul! Love how you really put vehicles through their proper paces. Once thing to note, in reference to the Ram versus Silverado, I noticed the Ram only had 6715 km's on the clock, whereas the Silverado had 21,288 km's, which probably accounts for some of the niggles you may have had and I hope you took that into account. I may live in Australia, but I'm an American, and As a dyed-in-the-wool Chevy man, I may be a bit biased, but oh well...
Would love to see these tests completed with the Medium/Large SUV range.
yes put at least 4 inside the wagon and few hundred lbs of cargo ....a real word test
This is interesting, providing more visual information than just numbers. Well done
Would love to see the 4 cylinder Bi Turbo Ranger put thru its paces on your reviews. Awesome review as always.
It's ok !
Phenomenal video as always. Learnt alot. high end testing
Tuning in from the state of Idaho in the US and awaiting the upcoming 2024 Ranger for the US. Love this channel!
One the best reviews so far 👍🏼
should have the GWM cannon X in sport mode towing as it tows better in sport
Massive thanks for the in depth and entertaining review. Truly awesome stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glued to this show... excellent stuff team
Excellent review, as always! Makes me confident in my plans of attaching a camper trailer to my raptor next summer. :)
Hills won’t be an issue 😂
Love your channel mate, great content
Great video and attention to detail as usual.Great work Paul and crew.🛻
Our pleasure!
Great video with comprehensive tests. 👍
Loving these new angles on reviews. Don't tow much but fascinating results regardless.
Waiting for you guys to upload video every week mate... Hope you guys are making enough money so we can keep watching it... Nice work... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome review! The amount of work gone into this is incredible, keep up the good work team!
I asked for this 2 days ago, amazing how it all come together so quick 😅
At your service!
hi guys, with the cannon, it needs to be in sports mode when using cruise controll for towing. in sports mode it will hold speed well while towing. i towed a caravan around australia with it. it is programmed to only apply a set level of throttle depending on what mode you have it in, so when its in sports mode it will apply much more throttle and hold the speed well. It didnt miss a beat the whole trip, we also vlogged the whole trip on our channel. great content by the way, i enjoy watching these tests.
Its amazing how many people miss this detail - pretty poor effort from Paul on that, easy to do some research. I 've had no issues in sport mode towing 2T with 5 on board, it was better than my 150 Prado.
instead it just changes gears constantly, I've given up using cruise control when towing with mine
Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully GWM will integrate a tow mode - a Sport mode is designed to hold gears for performance, a tow mode will select gears for economy and engine load. The cruise control shouldn’t drop down to 40km/h before it dials back gears - that will hopefully be a simple software change. How did you find the ride on your road trip?
@CarExpert yeh I totally agree it should have a tow mode, but sports mode does work well enough for towing in my experience so I just use that. Obviously the ride quality is not perfect, but when you consider the price point they are in, i think they perform all around quite well. Fuel economy is really good when towing too!
@CarExpert I'm thinking it would be cool to do like a performance vs cost ratio or something like that in your tests. If you can come up with a way to quantify that.
This is the content I subscribed for 🥺🥺🥺👏🏽
Love these long comprehensive videos
The work done in this video 🤯🤯🤯
This actually worth millions of views
That was by far the best video on towing with Utes I’ve watched, top job 👍
Go the Raptor 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
@@CarExpertAus
My pleasure, you do an awesome job
This is bloody increadible mate. Good work!
Thanks!
Great work mate 👍
Excellent. A proper technical instrumented testing, thus allowing user to make their own decisions based upon data. One minor point, since the tyre type affects braking, the tyre data should have been compiled in table and shown on the screen. Once again an excellent review.
The best channel on cars hands down. 10/10 for me
Good review. Keep up the good job.
great work paul and team what a mission that would have been. really wish the T60 was in there though.
Great rigorous review. It was so intense that last night I dreamed of doing all comparisons again myself. Result was same😂
Excellent content. Really enjoyed.
Also love how the ram and chev was faster to 100 with the load attached than some were empty. Goes to show just how poor some of these utes perform.
Really loved watching this, and its great to see the 3500t towing capacity myth exposed as dangerous BS. I have been trying to explain this to the wife and this video really plainly shows why we should have a RAM for the safety margin when doing a lap.
Great video to show how they do under load. Will be useful to help people decide what to buy. Clearly lots of effort put in here. Well done.
Thanks for watching!
@@CarExpertAus Was such a good job was easy to sit thought it all, in fact went though parts again. Ill admit the conclusion caught me a bit of guard. Like the ending of 6 sense. After seeing how many of those UTEs cant get to a 100, really struggling to actually, well, pull their weight, I thought best tow truck would be the wildtrack. Looked and sounded like it handled it pretty effortless and the fuel consumption kinda backs it up, it was practically the lightest on fuel if you exclude the trucks that couldn't get to a 100. Well actually it was just behind the BT50 where others like the raptor used more than 30% fuel (Quick guess I didnt calculate) and was pretty noisy. At todays fuel prices (Diesel and Petrol) that extra 30% or more for the other big trucks is a ton of money. Anyway again great vid. I really enjoyed it. Shared it with heaps of others that is looking to buy a UTE soon.
Great video guys, lots of handy info
Would love to see this and the drag race for towing SUVs
Damn I love the video already, so many statistics! I especially like the fuel economy test.
Would be interesting to see the 2500's involved as well.
Great effort Paul. Answered a few question I had as I'm looking at towing a caravan of up to 3500kg. Great results and well informed. Cheers
Nissan patrol or better yet an American truck like the ram 1500
Very good Thanks all
Great job. Very fair.
I don't like utes or towing but im still here watching as i know its important to many.
Best selling segment in Oz!
Awesome video Paul (+ Car Expert team). You guys should do an on road & off road, all-terrain tyre test with the Raptor. That would be viewing gold. Keep up the good work guys, love the content.
Thanks for watching! We have an off-road test with all the utes coming next week.
@@CarExpertAus I think he meant testing different tyre's with a single vehicle
On the silverado your trailer brakes should have been working, the warning was just a setting in your trailer setup on the screen. You can set up your trailer maintenance schedule to alert of trailer maintenance. Also you should have had tow/haul mode on when performed your 3Kn test.
Fantastic test would love to see a comparison between single cab 4x4 utes like the landcruser and the others that can replace it
I have experience with the 2017 model isuzu KB250 Dteq. It was always amazing working with it.
All the work that’s gone into making this content for us viewers is outstanding a big hats off 🎉.
Thank you 🙌
Another wicked review, thank you 🙏
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I dub thee Sir Paul, Earl Vehicle Reviewer of Melbourne. Great work, you have no idea how this towing test has answered so many questions for those of us who are in the market.
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Great review guys some great thought went into the testing process. The conclusion seems strange that the Hilux finished higher in the average of all of your tests than the Isuzu/BT50 and yet you gave the best 4 cylinder to them just unclear on that
@34:10 right on spot. Great review by the way. Quite comprehensive, thanks.
Great tests. Thanks.❤
we tow a 3000kg trailer/caravan with a ram 1500(hemi/8speed/4wd) on an 8000 km annual trip here in canada. the trip is a mix of freeway driving and 2 lane blacktop. we do use a load equalizing hitch and sway control, both are very important especially at 100 km/h on a freeway.
maximum grade we have ever seen was 18% up and down, the ram accelerated from 50 to 90 km/h up that grade, no braking required on the downhill side, just a manual downshift on the steepest section
Yep, ZF 8 speed - German technology at it's best.
Thanks Paul. That was a great towing test video. Can you do one with large 4WD's with 3.5T loaded in trailer as these wagons are used in real world applications all across Australia? Keep up the good work.
Only a small percentage of ute owners actually tow up to 3.5t, so the test is probably more relevant to 95% of people towing.
Great video as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I would be interested to see the difference between a 5-7 year old version of each Ute compared to their newer version. For people who are at the end of lease and looking to update
Would be tricky to source factory condition samples of vehicles
@@patrioticpengu1n. There’s a big reason y it would be difficult to find all factory stock vehicles after a 1 year period. For the typical person that buys them. Drives to school, shops, work & odd 750kg towing. Stock dual cab is fine & mostly overkill…. Anything above that ie. work ute, off road, off road camping & the grey nomads. All need modification. Anything from a change of tyres to a full setup.
Thank you as I really appreciate your great job done and comprehensive testing!
You managed to answer about all the questions I have.
Brand new UTEs test is also about how they compare to the trusty old friends. So, special thanks for including the Gladiator as this gave me an idea how old petrol V6 might compete.
The only point I would prefer to see is how old big diesel American trucks will perform under such test. I am talking about Ford F-250, F-350, RAM-2500, RAM-3500 etc. here. You might have also some other towing trucks in mind like 4x4 flatbeads or cabins (Iveco daily, Mitsubishi canter or similar).
If you manage to extend this testing for such truck it would be just brilliant!
Thank you and keep doing great things!
Exceptionally well done. Could a similar test be done with wagons (300LC, Prado, Everest etc.)?
Love the sound of the Chevy 6.2 and Hemi 5.7!
I think you need to put the GWM on Sport mode when Towing..
I think it needs to loose some weight!
Nice video. It’s a shame we didn’t have the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 in this test. The 79 is what people will seriously consider if doing serious long distance towing. It also would have been good to be reminded of which cars developed faults in the tests.
All other ute are automatic trans. Why would you handicap the 79 from the get go, competing with a manual gearbox?
A stock 79 can't pull the skin off a custard, had to put mine in low4 to pull my boat out at the ramp
70series will be so bad stock lol and still very pricey. Safety rating would be bad as well. Haha. I love Toyotas but would not purchase a hilux either.
My 78 needed upgrades, dyno etc just to be reliable but Im touring in it, parts availability is everywhere, easy to fix with minimal electrical wiring, reliable, just the basics. Thats why I purchased one.
This is the only LC I would purchase though. Will never sell my Troopy, spent too much on it 😭🤣.
@@elijahtaugata lucky you. I been waiting on my Troopy brand new from past 18 months. Got a call from dealership told me another 6 months more to wait but still they were not sure😂
@@jb243wp Be honest, you never owned one, haven’t driven one and can’t afford one.
Oh wow, lot of stats, lots of work. Thanks for making the video, i am watching for free( just giving my time)
Great work!
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Yeah one of the main criticisms you can level at the Chev is they’re under damped, it’s definitely something I’d address with some aftermarket shocks and you’d also reap benefits of improved handling performance
I would love to see a video specially dedicated to the workhorses and entry level high rider bakkies/utes, be great to see what they would do with the limited equipment they offer out of the box
For the cannon If you used sports mode for towing it would have done better in your cruise control test as it changes from being fuel efficient as a priority to speed as a priority! That's been my experience!
Would love to see the Wildtrak Bi-Turbo do these tests as well!! Great review all in all!!
That’s easy, it would do worse than the V6
Maybe not as fast, that's about it...
All you V6 fan boys are just sad.
This is great. Thanks CarExpert team! I also wish to see the 7 seater suv towing comparison, e.g. LC300, Prado, LR Defender, Ford Everest, Jeep Grand Cherokee, LDV D90 etc..
Yes please!!
@@tang7334 yes with 4-6 people in side the wagon 200-300 lbs of cargo
add 4-6 people in side the wagon 300-lbs of cargo than see
Great review. It would have been good to see the Amarok in the mix.
Can you do the same review with wagons like the Landcrusiers, Y62 and Grenadier etc?
As always, a fantastic video Paul. I'm in the market for a new ute for my company vehicle that will also tow a 3t caravan with the family, so this was exactly what I was after. Will have to talk to the accountant and see if the budget will stretch to a V6 Ranger or maybe wait for the new Amarok.
Will be waiting for your comparison video between those two.
Cheers mate
When you find a ute that can tow 3.5Tonne AND have the family on board - let us all know, because at the moment, there is no such beast!
This video was fantastic, very in-depth, good job!
Glad you liked it!
This is wonderful testing, now if you guys could turn around and test everyone of these with after market Flat tray's, with many of them are given make overs with tray's and canopy's for off road touring, after all this is what happens in Australia once many people get into 4x4 or touring Australia, we see them all over TH-cam, never placed side by side in performance testing in the way you guys do it, love what you do. Sure im not the only person thinking the same here.
I wished you had the ecodiesel Gladiator in Australia. That thing is an absolute powerhouse. Would be interesting to see how it would stack up against the others.
Agree, they even get the hemi V8 in America Jeep don't give a damn about Australia anymore. Well, when you think about it, most Australians don't give a damn about Jeeps anymore.
Love my ecodiesel Gladiator Rubicon. The payload rating is way derated, I haul 1600lbs of water in the bed regularly, only way you really notice it is when the water starts sloshing around. Otherwise, it doesn’t even take all the rake out. I haven’t touched anything in the suspension. The diesel throttle is so smooth too, you could drive it with 1 toe on the pedal.
Seeing as out petrol prices aren’t as cheap as the US and some rural areas still only sell diesel in places I’ve been you think it’d be more logical to send the diesel version here not the petrol 🤷🏻♂️
@@lk9456 Jeep doesn't give a damn anout Australia, they are only still selling RHD Jeeps because of a deal with Alfa Romeo I think and some dealership scandal. Jeep wanted to become LHD only a few times. They sell more Jeeps a day in the US than they sell Jeeps a year in Australia.
@@Renegade040 Jeep doesn't need the Australian market. They sell enough vehicles in North America so they don't care.
Great Video. So interesting to see how each Ute handles your torture tests😊. I still love my Triton though and for what I need it’s an awesome and reliable work horse. Cheers 🍻
Brand loyalty or rather, blindness. Despite the facts being laid bare, plain and simple - you want a Triton because..........?
@@trickster8635 yeah bugger that I’d rather buy a hilux and pay $20k more for a vehicle 10% better sounds like a great deal.
You clown.
@@trickster8635 because he can. Simple as that...
@@trickster8635 whats wrong with triton?
Awesome review Paul - thank you! Now to go RAM hunting . . .
Toyota Hilux selling for a reason and it was impressive in your review as well
It’s a great all rounder!
Great review 👍🏻
But what about the Bi-turbo Ranger ?
Paul.! We are still waiting to hear what happed to the Raptors driveline apart from a whine. Thought you being a fan would be onto that one. Great video👍
Great info, two things that also I like to know is how they preform on cruise, going down hill some will not hold speed. Also their lighting at night, some only shine the road and not wider
Never seen such a good test I have the Navara but will go for the Isuzu for sure next
Great video